Chicken-brooder.



C. E. ALLSPACH.

CHICKEN BROODER.

APPLICATION HLED OCT. 18. 1917.

Pate ed Feb.19,1918.

entrain snares Parana option CHARLOTTE E. ALLSPAOH, F UBEE, INDIANA.

CHICKEN-BROODER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLOTTE E. ALL- SPACH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Ubee, in the county of'Huntington and State ofIndiana, have invented certain .new and useful Improvements inChickentains to make and'use the same.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved chickenbrooder, which shall be efficient in use and simple and exceptionallyinexpensive in construction.

Another object is the provision of a chicken brooder consisting of aminimum number of parts which may be readily disassembled to facilitatethorough cleansing of the interior.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in Which:

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of the brooder,

Fig. 2 represents a bottom plan view of the frusto-conical cover orroof, partly in section, and V Fig. 3 represents a vertical sectionalvie through the brooder in the plane of the entrance opening.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar referencenumeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views,

the numeral 5 indicates, generally the hous ing of thebrooder, whichconsists of a circular floor 6, cylindrical body 7 and frustoconical topor cover 8. These parts of the housing are preferably constructed ofsheet metal of adequate thickness to lend requisite strength andrigidity to the structure and the side wall or body 7 is permanentlyat-- tached to the floor 6, the peripheral edge ofv which latterprojects beyond the outer surface of the side wall 7. The front portionof the side wall 7 is formed with an entrance opening 9 of adequate sizeto-permit the chickens to pass therethrough, and the upper part of theside wall is provided with an adequate number of ventilating ports 10.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 19, 1918,,

Application filed October 18, 1917.

Serial No. 197,285.

The upper terminal of the cover or top 8 is truncated, as indicated at11, and thelower portion is of such diameter as to telescopicallyreceive the upper edge of the cylindrical side wall 7 gular supportingmembers 12 are secured to the inside and adjacent the lower edge of thetop 8, which supports the latter in spaced relation to the upper edge ofthe cylindrical side wall 7, thereby providing an additional ventilatingopening 13.

The top 8 is removably supported upon the side wall 7 in order that itmay be conveniently removed to permit the interior of the lower part ofthe housing to be thoroughly cleansed.

A supporting post let is secured to the truncated upper terminal 11 ofthe top by a headed fastener 15, and the lower terminal Bf the postprojects downwardly toward the "cor.

The quills of a group or tuft of feathers 16 are secured to the lowerterminal of the post 14: by an elastic band 17, which may be readilyremoved to permit of the removal of the feathers 16. The feathers arearranged so as to form a supplemental roof to the lower part of thehousing for protecting the chickens located therein.

What I claim is:

V 1. A chicken brooder including a cylindrical side wall provided withentrance and ventilating openings, a floor secured thereto, afrusto-conical cover, supporting arms car.-

A plurality of anried by the cover removably engaged with the upper edgeof the cylindrical side wall,

V nal of the post and disposed centrally within the side walls,

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLOTTE E. ALLSPACH. Witnesses:

L. H. JACKMAN, WILLIS A. JoNEs.

Copies 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D, G."

